Cyber Bullying
Bullying
Online Safety
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What is Cyber Bullying?
Cyber bullying is using electronic means by a child, preteen, or teen to torment, threaten, harass, humiliate, embarrass, or otherwise target another child, pre-teen, or teen
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Bullying occurs most frequently in grades 6-8. Why?
Cliques are more common in 6th-8th grade It is also a stressful time, your body is changing & peers become more important as you try to fit It can also be hard to know who your friends are. Kids can be nice one day and not the next.
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Is it a good idea to friend everyone who asks on Facebook?
No - because you never know if they are really who they say they are
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Why shouldn't you send or reply to messages when you are angry?
Because emotions sometimes cloud our judgement.
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What is a bystander?
A person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part or help. Food for thought: only 10% of bystanders actually try to stop the bully
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Name one way that people cyber bully
Cell phones, Chat rooms, Social Networking Sites (Facebook, Myspace, Instagram, Twitter), E-mail, Xbox Live
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Does teasing count as bullying?
Teasing can be fun between friends, but if the behavior is repeated over and over again it is considered bullying (especially if one person has asked the other to stop or only one person is laughing).
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What personal information is okay to give out online?
None
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Your friend is having a bad day. When you try to talk to him, he snaps at you and says something that hurts your feelings. Is this an example of bullying?
No - remember someone might treat another badly when having a bad day or when angry about something. Bullying is repeated and on purpose.
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Who should you tell if you are being bullied or you see someone else being bullied?
teacher, parent, principal
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Would this message be an example of cyber bullying: "Party at Andrew's house, don't tell Jill!"
Yes
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What do cyber bullies have in common with regular bullies?
They both want to hurt people or feel power
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Information on the Internet can always be trusted to be factual (true or false).
alse - The Internet is an open forum for anyone and everyone. Bias is the rule rather than the exception. Evaluate carefully ALL information on websites, personal or public.
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Kids who are bullied often feel alone. Is this true?
No - more than half of all middle school students have been bullied. Bullying isn't an issue people like to talk about, and many won't admit they are being bullied.
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What are things you could do to help?
challenging all bullying behavior, reporting an incident, friending victims, talk about bullying, designing posters, carrying out surveys. Creating school mission statements and/or clubs
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Why do people say mean things online or in a text instead of to that person's face?
They are being cowardly and feel like they can be anonymous by posting online
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Name two ways in which someone can bully.
Name calling or being rude to someone over and over again. Leaving people out of games or taking friends away. Making someone do something they don’t want to do.Leaving notes in other people's lockers telling them how to dress or act. Taking, hiding or stealing things. Making fun of someone for doing well in school or for not doing so well. Forcing someone to play rough games or mess fight when they don’t want to. Gossiping or spreading rumors Sending unkind text messages, notes, e-mails or drawing cruel pictures. Making fun of the clothes someone wears, the bike they ride or the school bag they have. Hitting, kicking, hair pulling, punching, spitting, poking. Calling people names because they look or sound different. Making fun of someone’s family. Making faces or actions to scare someone or make them feel uncomfortable.
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What's the difference between an internet browser and a search engine?
A browser is a piece of software that runs on your computer (IE, Chrome, Firefox). A search engine is a piece of software that stores information (Google, Bing)
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Is it ever OK to retaliate against a bully? Why not.
No, it often causes more trouble and it is not a productive way to learn to handle conflict. Often the victim will be caught, and in the end they will look like the bully.
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What are ways you could encourage a victim of bullying?
Be kind. Befriend them. Report bullying behavior. Not laugh at a bully's actions.
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How can you prove that you are a victim of cyber bullying?
Save the messages/print it off
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If we all know what Cyber Bullying is and how bad it can be for the victim --- why do some people continue to do it?
They don’t know how to change even though they know it’s wrong OR they like the feeling of power or the popularity that they feel comes from it.
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What is Phishing?
The fraudulent practice of sending e-mails purporting to be from legitimate companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information
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Why does bullying or cyber bullying go unreported?
Pre-teens and teens frequently do not tell their parents that they are being bullied because they are embarrassed, ashamed, and/or frightened of the children who are bullying them, or afraid of being seen as a “tattle tail”
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What is the difference between reporting an incident and being a tattle tail?
Tattling is when a child goes to an adult and tells something just to get the other person in trouble. Reporting is when a child goes to an adult and reports anything that has to do with the safety of him/herself or the safety of others.
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